Your students can practise their place value skills with this captivating PowerPoint on some of history’s most valuable items.

For each item, an image is provided. Your students might enjoy estimating the value of the item before it is revealed. You can then press the speaker button to hear the item’s true value, which goes beyond 10 000 and into the millions. Students then represent the number on an abacus, in a place value chart, as digits and in words, building real-world context for large numbers. We recommend providing students with mini whiteboards and whiteboard markers, so they can represent the numbers as they view the slides.

With audio playback for repeated listening and provided answers for self-checking, this interactive resource makes understanding high place values engaging and memorable. It is ideal for teaching numbers beyond 10 000.